Ninh Binh Education and TrainingNho Quan B high school
English 10th form
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Hai
November 14th , 2007
Unit 8
The story of my village


Lesson 5: Language focus:


Pronunciation: /a℧/ and /ə℧/

Demonstrate the sounds /a℧/ and /ə℧/ by pronouncing them clearly and slowly.
Now, the whole class: to know the way to pronounce:
/au/ has two sound /a/ and /u/ . First practice the sounds / a / and the add u. It is a short
/ au/ has two sounds / o / and / u /
First pronounce the sound /w/. And make it
Listen and repeat



Cow
Town
How
House
Couch
mouse
Coat
Phone
Bone
Bowl
Note
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/a℧/
/ə℧/

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Choose the correct vowel sounds
1. Coat
2. Window
3. Show
4. Home
5.House
6.Bowl
7.Mouth
8.Shout
9. Town
10. No
/ə℧/
/ə℧/
/ə℧/
/ə℧/
/ə℧/
/a℧/
/a℧/
/a℧/
/a℧/
/ə℧/
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GRAMMAR: 1.Reported speech: Statement.
The rules in reported statements:
1. If the reporting verb is in the past tens :e.g: (said, told), it is usual for the verb in the reported clause to move “ one tense back”.
Present (am, is are)
Past simple (was, were)
Present perfect
Past prefect
He said, “ There ‘s been the fire in the town”
He said (that) there had been a fire in the town
2. If the reporting verb is in the present tense (eg says, asks), there is no
tense change.
The train will be late
He says the train will be late
3.The one tense back rule also applies to reported thoughts and feelings.
I thought she was married, but she isn’t

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4.Typical pronoun, time, place and modal verb changes
.* Pronoun changes:
4* time and place changes
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4* time and place changes
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Direct speech
Reported speech
Time
Now
Two days ago
Today
Tonight
Tomorrow
Yesterday
Last night
Then
Two days before
That day
That night
The next/ following day
The night before

5. Modal verb changes
Direct speech
Reported speech
Can
Will
May
Could
Would
might
Note : other modal verbs don’t change.
Should
Might
Must
Should
Might
Must (must can change to had to)
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Exercise 1. Report the statements using the verbs suggested
1.An old man said their lives had changed a lots thanks to the knowledge their
children had brought home
2. She said she was going to HCM City soon
3. I thought the film would be interesting
4. She said she couldn’t help me/ you / him/ her…. Because she had too much to do
5. Rich told me that Anne had written Jim a letter.
6. He told me it took him three hours to get there because the roads were muddy and
slippery
7. She said she thought it was a crazy idea and it wouldn't work
8. He announced that breakfast was served between 7:00 and 9:00

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Exercise 2:Complete the sentence using : say, tell, or talk
Note: Talk (to somebody) about something
Tell( with object + clause)
Say (without object )+ clause

Told
Said
Said
Told
talked
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* Conditional sentence type I
Example: If I have enough money, I will buy this book.
If I do not go out so much, I will do more home work.
If I do more home work, I will pass my exam.
If I pass my exam, I will go to medical college.
If I go to medical college, I will study medicine.
If I study medicine, I will become a doctor.
If I become a doctor, I will be able to cure disease and help sick people.